Herb Simon moves team to Reno
The Tucson Sidewinders are getting a new name and address. The AAA affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks next year will be the Reno Aces.
Indiana Pacers co-owner Herb Simon is an equal partner in…
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On the Pentagon 9/11 memorial
A few months back, when blogging about an arts-centric Washington, D.C. visit, I mentioned that one of my most memorable college moments was a spontanious road trip to the city, including a silent midde-of-the-night walk through a tourist-free Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
As…
Anderson firm to buy 32 Indy-area BP stations
Ricker Oil Co. Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire all 32 BP convenience stores in the Indianapolis area. The buyer is an Anderson company that owns 29 Marathon and BP convenience stores, primarily in Fort Wayne and Anderson. Ricker said yesterday that the BP franchise will continue at most of the locations, which are […]
BKD buys Thomas Healthcare Consulting
Thomas Healthcare Consulting, an Indianapolis firm that helps long-term care facilities with reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid as well as other issues, has been acquired by BKD LLP. BKD is an accounting and consulting firm headquartered in Springfield, Mo. Financial terms were not disclosed. Robert Thomas, who founded Thomas Healthcare in 1989, is joining BKD […]
Lilly chief outlines plan to boost stock, image
Eli Lilly and Co. can restore its image and improve its stock price by doing a better job of touting benefits of the drugs it sells and turning research into new products faster. That’s the strategy CEO John Lechleiter planned to lay out today during a lunchtime speech to the Economic Club of Indiana. IBJ […]
Indiana Business College expands into Ohio
Indiana Business College is expanding outside the state for the first time in its 106-year history. The company plans to open a $2 million campus in Columbus, Ohio, in September 2009. The 15,000-square-foot facility will be built by Indianapolis developer Browning Investments and leased to the college. A site will be chosen from two potential […]
Dome roof deflated
As officials predicted, only about 45 minutes was needed this morning to deflate the RCA Dome roof. The roof, which has hovered over the former home of the Indianapolis Colts, gradually fell to the floor as air was bled from ventilation ducts. More images from the event will be available at www.IBJ.com later today.
Burial in a ‘green’ cemetery
A funeral director is planning a â??greenâ?? cemetery west of Bloomington, where plots will be identified
by
small field stones tied to global-positioning coordinates rather than by traditional headstones.
Nathan Butlerâ??s Evergreen Forest Cemetery will look more like a natural landscape…
Colts tight end opens fun center
Indianapolis Colts tight end Justin Snow recently opened a family fun center—Snapperz Family Fun and Sports—at 6002 Sunnyside Road in Lawrence.
The 33,000-square-foot facility features a 24-foot climbing tower, bungee trampoline, laser tag, bowling…
Review: Bill Cosby at IU
Singers of a certain age often coast on nostalgia. The primary pleasure of attending one of their concerts isn’t so much the sound of their voice or the wit of their banter. It’s being able to say you saw them….
RIP, RCA Dome
Today is deflation day for the 24-year-old RCA Dome. Former Mayor Bill Hudnut is scheduled to begin letting the air out at 10:30 a.m. The stadium was built for $82 million…
American Funds parent may add 500 workers
Capital Group Cos., the Los Angeles-based parent of mutual fund giant American Funds, said today that it plans to add enough space at its 24-acre campus in Carmel to support an additional 500 employees. If the privately held company were to fill the new buildings, total employment would come to 1,500 – a 50-percent boost. […]
Conseco chairman buys up shares
Conseco Inc. Chairman Glenn Hilliard snapped up 89,100 shares of the company late last week – at about the same time CEO Jim Prieur bought 200,000 shares, regulatory filings show. Hilliard acquired his shares for $4.61 to $7 each; Prieur acquired his for $4.35 to $4.97. Conseco stock has been flagging since the Carmel insurer […]
Best Buy moving into west-side retail center
The Best Buy store at West 38th Street and Moeller Road will move to a new location to be built in Centre West, the redevelopment project at I-65 and Lafayette Road, the Indianapolis-based developer, Centre Properties, announced today. Best Buy will join existing Wal-Mart, Shoe Carnival and Garden Ridge locations in the redeveloped retail center. […]
Carmel software developer to add 90 workers
Software Engineering Professionals Inc. intends to spend $7 million on an expansion will result in hiring nearly 90 employees in addition to its existing roster of 71, Indiana Economic Development Corp. announced today. The Carmel company, which develops enterprise and Web-based software for aerospace, medical, defense and automotive customers, plans to finish the expansion within […]
Best Buy moving into west-side retail center
Best Buy is among seven retailers joining a Wal-Mart Supercenter and Shoe Carnival at Centre West, a new shopping mall at I-65 and Lafayette Road, developer Centre Properties announced today. Also planning to enter the location are Verizon Wireless, Dots, GameStop, CheckSmart, Pike Plaza Dental and Myra Eyebrows. Centre Properties is headquartered in Indianapolis.
Accuride shake-up claims CEO, 392 workers
Sluggish sales of new heavy trucks have prompted parts supplier Accuride Corp. to switch out its president and CEO and lay off 392 employees, the Evansville company announced this morning. Directors have accepted the tendered resignation of John R. Murphy and named independent director William M. Lasky as interim president and CEO. Lasky is chairman […]
Tinsley issue hangs over Pacers
In a campaign rolled out this week, the Indiana Pacers are trying to spur ticket sales by selling their 11-game Slam Dunk Sampler for the price of eight games. While sports marketers think…
Carmel grocery exec named in indictment
Carmel resident Scott Drew has been indicted by a grand jury in Los Angeles for allegedly taking part in a scheme to secretly rehire workers of Ralphs Grocery Co. under false names and Social Security numbers. The 47-year old, now a vice president at Kroger Co., was an executive at Compton, Calif.-based Ralphs when he […]
Review: IRT’s ‘Sherlock Holmes’
Neither engagingly mysterious or particularly thrilling, “Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure,” the season opener for the Indiana Repertory Theatre (running through Oct. 11) offers a handsome but passionless production that lacks either a convincing threat or a committed style.
Despite…